 God, the uncreated, the incomprehensible, the invisible, attracted few worshippers. A philosopher might admire so noble a conception : but the crowd turned away in disgust from words which presented no image to their minds. It was before Deity embodied...  Critical and historical essays - Page 11by Thomas Babington Macaulay (baron [essays]) - 1883Full view - About this book
 | 1835 - 932 pages
...uncreated, the incomprehensible, the invisible, attracted few worshippers. A philosopher might admire so noble a conception : but the crowd turned away in...among men, partaking of their infirmities, leaning un their bosoms, weeping over their graves, slumbering in the manger, bleeding on the cross, that the... | |
 | 1839 - 656 pages
...power, no fitness to supply the deep wants of his spiritual nature. " It was," as has well been said, "before Deity embodied in a human form, walking among...and the pride of the portico, and the fasces of the lictor, and the swords of thirty legions, were humbled in the dust." Our author, we conceive, would'have... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1840 - 466 pages
...uncreated, the incomprehensible, the invisible, attracted few worshippers. A philosopher might admire so noble a conception ; but the crowd turned away in...and the pride of the Portico, and the fasces of the Lictor, and the swords of thirty Legions, were humbled in the dust ! Soon after Christianity had achieved... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1844 - 614 pages
...uncreated, the incomprehensible, the invisible, attracted few worehippers. A philosopher might admire so noble a conception ; but the crowd turned away in...human form, walking among men, partaking of their infirmiiies, leaning on their bosoms, weeping over their graves, slumbering in the manger, bleeding... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 pages
...uncreated, the incomprehensible, the invisible, attracted few worshippers. A philosopher might admire so f their forefathers. Every region which was not subject...the peasant threw his bagof rice on his shoulder, lictor, and the swords of thirty legions, were humbled in the dust ! Soon after Christianity had achieved... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - 1846 - 398 pages
...uncreated, the incomprehensible, the invisible, attracted few worshippers. A philosopher might admire so noble a conception ; but the crowd turned away in...and the pride of the portico, and the fasces of the lictor, and the swords of thirty legions, were humbled in the dust !* Soon after Christianity had achieved... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - 1847 - 396 pages
...uncreated, the incomprehensible, the invisible, attracted few worshippers. A philosopher might admire so noble a conception ; but the crowd turned away in...and the pride of the portico, and the fasces of the lictor, and the swords of thirty legions, were humbled in the dust !* Soon after Christianity had achieved... | |
 | John Milton - 1850 - 594 pages
...uncreated, the incomprehensible, the invisible, attracted but few worshippers. A philosopher might admire so noble a conception ; but the crowd turned away in...the Academy, and the pride of the Portico, and the forces of the lictor, and the swords of thirty legions, were humbled in the dust. Soon after Christianity... | |
 | John Milton - 1851 - 554 pages
...before Deity embodied in a huIvalking among men, partaking of their infirmities, leaning on as, wreeping over their graves, slumbering in the manger, bleeding...the Academy, and the pride of the Portico, and the forces of the lictor, and the swords of thirty legions, were humbled in the dust. Soon after Christianity... | |
 | 1852 - 780 pages
...crowd turned away in disgust from words which presenied no image to their minds. It was before Deitj, embodied in a human form, walking among men, partaking...Synagogue, and the doubts of the Academy, and the pride of tht Portico, and the fasces of the lictor, and the swords of thirty legions, were humbled in the dust... | |
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